9 Ways to Reuse Packing Peanuts (And Where To Recycle the Rest)

The second worst thing about packing peanuts is how they stick to everything, flying around the room like insects. The worst thing about them is their large carbon footprint. Here are some other things to do with them that will keep them out of a landfill...

The best thing to do with them, of course, is to recycle them. Try your local pack and ship, FedEx or UPS or click over to Loose Fill Packaging.

Use them instead of rocks or gravel in the bottom of your plant pots. Not only will they act to provide drainage but they'll make the pot lighter.

Use them as filling for a dog or cat bed.

Going on a picnic or camping? Fill plastic bags with packing peanuts and place them around your ice and cold foods to keep everything cool

Going boating? Tie a few packing peanuts to your keys or your children's toys so that in case they go overboard, they'll float

Sprayed with perfume, they can deodorize a room.

String them into a garland and use them to decorate your holiday tree.

Use them in craft projects; let your children glue them together to create buildings or animals.